California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 44 km SW of Ferndale, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 44 km SW of Ferndale, California on Thu, Apr 5, 1979, 11:49 AM PST (19:49 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 9 km S of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-04-05 19:49:37 UTC
Depth
18.0 km (11.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.310° N, 124.657° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 3.8 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
276°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 145 in the 60 days after this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.39 km S of Ferndale, California · 17337 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.8125 km W of Ferndale, California · 17337 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.618 km SW of Scotia, California · 17337 days ago · 28 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.718 km SW of Scotia, California · 17337 days ago · 29 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 5.371 km W of Trinidad, California · 17336 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.511 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17335 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.97 km NE of Phillipsville, California · 17335 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.66 km NE of Phillipsville, California · 17335 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.04 km NE of Hydesville, California · 17333 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.737 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17333 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.93 km WSW of Redcrest, California · 17332 days ago · 23 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.953 km W of Indianola, California · 17332 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.17 km ENE of Phillipsville, California · 17330 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.9103 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17330 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.225 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17330 days ago · 19 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 2.332 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17328 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 1.78 km W of Rio Dell, California · 17328 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.738 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17328 days ago · 21 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.826 km SSW of Scotia, California · 17327 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 2.447 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17327 days ago · 23 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 2.027 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17327 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 1.718 km SW of Weott, California · 17326 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 2.324 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17326 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 2.027 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17326 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 2.653 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17325 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 1.610 km WSW of Redcrest, California · 17324 days ago · 29 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 2.239 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17324 days ago · 18 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 1.837 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17324 days ago · 22 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 2.511 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17323 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 1.731 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17322 days ago · 19 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 1.912 km W of Samoa, California · 17322 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 2.324 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17321 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 2.613 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 17321 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 1.66 km WSW of Scotia, California · 17320 days ago · 27 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 2.2114 km W of Ferndale, California · 17320 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 1.828 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17319 days ago · 23 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 3.073 km W of Ferndale, California · 17318 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  38. 1.890 km W of Trinidad, California · 17318 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 1.614 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17318 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  40. 3.496 km W of Ferndale, California · 17318 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 2.03 km NNE of Hydesville, California · 17318 days ago · 24 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 1.710 km SW of Scotia, California · 17317 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 1.865 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17317 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  44. 1.725 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17317 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away
  45. 1.63 km N of Redway, California · 17316 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 1.867 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17316 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 1.630 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17315 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 1.710 km SW of Scotia, California · 17315 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 2.114 km SSW of Willow Creek, California · 17313 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 1.726 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17313 days ago · 24 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 2.2120 km W of Ferndale, California · 17312 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 2.911 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17312 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 1.719 km E of Hydesville, California · 17311 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 1.636 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17311 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
  55. 2.1off the coast of Northern California · 17309 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 2.086 km W of Ferndale, California · 17309 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 2.379 km W of Ferndale, CA · 17309 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 1.725 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17309 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 1.648 km W of Trinidad, California · 17309 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 1.86 km NW of Samoa, California · 17309 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away

The first 60 of 145.

Before

  1. 3.1115 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17337 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.68 km SSW of Benbow, California · 17337 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.87 km ENE of Leggett, California · 17337 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.811 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17337 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.916 km NNE of Redcrest, California · 17338 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.525 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17338 days ago · 18 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.829 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17340 days ago · 29 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.913 km SSW of Scotia, California · 17341 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.750 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17341 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.02 km ENE of Manila, California · 17341 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.726 km SSW of Scotia, California · 17341 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.819 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17341 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.955 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17341 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.053 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17341 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.516 km NE of Hydesville, California · 17341 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.734 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17342 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.71 km W of Benbow, California · 17342 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.111 km WNW of Manila, California · 17343 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.518 km WNW of Indianola, California · 17344 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.926 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17347 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1045280. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:29 PM UTC.